Comments on: Mostly cloudy with a chance of cytokine storms http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/ Becoming scientifically literate, one post at a time. Thu, 28 May 2009 16:57:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: kierra Pettit http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2667 kierra Pettit Sat, 16 May 2009 04:56:59 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2667 i totally agree with you on this. its like everyone needs to be aware of the virus but it didn't need to be blown out of proportion as the media does. my mom made me wear a mask on the airplane and i did because well, she's my mother, and the fact that we had a child in the house. but i bet if she had known these statistics she wouldn't have been as freaked out i totally agree with you on this. its like everyone needs to be aware of the virus but it didn’t need to be blown out of proportion as the media does. my mom made me wear a mask on the airplane and i did because well, she’s my mother, and the fact that we had a child in the house. but i bet if she had known these statistics she wouldn’t have been as freaked out

]]> By: Colin Ferguson http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2663 Colin Ferguson Sat, 16 May 2009 02:42:21 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2663 The media has done a great job in spreading the news. In fact I found out about swine flu when signing to my yahoo mail account. It his helping keep people aware, whether people totally flip out is an issue of their own. The media should help offer ways to keep themselves protected from the virus so everyone will take precautions, but also remind them that only 331 people out of billions have it and they shouldn't think the world is coming to an end. The media has done a great job in spreading the news. In fact I found out about swine flu when signing to my yahoo mail account. It his helping keep people aware, whether people totally flip out is an issue of their own. The media should help offer ways to keep themselves protected from the virus so everyone will take precautions, but also remind them that only 331 people out of billions have it and they shouldn’t think the world is coming to an end.

]]> By: Colin Ferguson http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2661 Colin Ferguson Sat, 16 May 2009 02:30:52 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2661 When a person doesn't get enough sleep, their body's immune system is reduced to about half of its original power. So perhaps those infected with the swine flu could just get a lot less sleep that way they won't die due to their own immune system. When a person doesn’t get enough sleep, their body’s immune system is reduced to about half of its original power. So perhaps those infected with the swine flu could just get a lot less sleep that way they won’t die due to their own immune system.

]]> By: Ashley Ramdeen http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2655 Ashley Ramdeen Sat, 16 May 2009 01:31:22 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2655 The media is doing exactly what it's suppossed to do... inform the public. And yea, they may be exaggerating... a little... but its a GOOD thing. Intensifying the danger of the swine flu will only ensure that the public is more cautious. The media is doing exactly what it’s suppossed to do… inform the public. And yea, they may be exaggerating… a little… but its a GOOD thing. Intensifying the danger of the swine flu will only ensure that the public is more cautious.

]]> By: Ashley Ramdeen http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2654 Ashley Ramdeen Sat, 16 May 2009 01:22:22 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2654 I agree with the fact that there are probably other diseases that kill more people in a day than the swine flu does, and that probably deserve more attention, but i also believe that there is adequate reason to be fearful of the swine flu. For one, i don't recall any virus being so close to home. I mean, nearby cities and schools being shut down... that's pretty scary. Second of all... those that normally would not be suseptable to viruses (the young, those with strong immune systems) are now the targets. And third, the swine flu and the common cold share the same symptoms. You could think that you have the common cold and then find out that its the swine flu when it's too late. It's so easy to spread. AND on top of everything... theres to vaccine. PANIC!!! I agree with the fact that there are probably other diseases that kill more people in a day than the swine flu does, and that probably deserve more attention, but i also believe that there is adequate reason to be fearful of the swine flu.

For one, i don’t recall any virus being so close to home. I mean, nearby cities and schools being shut down… that’s pretty scary. Second of all… those that normally would not be suseptable to viruses (the young, those with strong immune systems) are now the targets. And third, the swine flu and the common cold share the same symptoms. You could think that you have the common cold and then find out that its the swine flu when it’s too late. It’s so easy to spread.
AND on top of everything… theres to vaccine.
PANIC!!!

]]> By: Ashley Ramdeen http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/mostly-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-cytokine-storms/comment-page-2/#comment-2652 Ashley Ramdeen Sat, 16 May 2009 00:53:13 +0000 http://thebiologyspace.edublogs.org/?p=93#comment-2652 I believe that the decision to close schools, was a decision well made. I mean "no school" is great news all on its own... but closing school for the purpose of deterring the spread of a virus is even better. We'd all like to think that the importance of the swine flu is just the result of the media's exaggeration, but the truth is that the virus is very dangerous and our age and strong immune systems only make us a greater target. I believe that the decision to close schools, was a decision well made. I mean “no school” is great news all on its own… but closing school for the purpose of deterring the spread of a virus is even better. We’d all like to think that the importance of the swine flu is just the result of the media’s exaggeration, but the truth is that the virus is very dangerous and our age and strong immune systems only make us a greater target.

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